What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 27 August, 2006, at approximately 00:47 CST, N577RS, a Mooney, M20J, in level cruise flight at 8,000 ft disappeared from radar contact approximately 30 NM southeast of the monroe, LA VOR. Attempts to communicate via radio failed. Lost aircraft procedures were activated, the aircraft wreckage was located in close proximity to the last known radar fix. The weather in the vicinity and along the route of flight at that time of the disappearance was moderate to severe thunderstorm activity. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. The PIC was aware of and received a weather briefing prior to filing and activating the flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 27 AUGUST, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 00:47 CST, N577RS, A MOONEY, M20J, IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR CONTACT APPROXIMATELY 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE MONROE, LA VOR. ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE VIA RADIO FAILED. LOST AIRCRAFT PROCEDURES WERE ACTIVATED, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LAST KNOWN RADAR FIX. THE WEATHER IN THE VICINITY AND ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT AT THAT TIME OF THE DISAPPEARANCE WAS MODERATE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PIC WAS AWARE OF AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO FILING AND ACTIVATING THE FLIGHT PLAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.